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Disaster at sea... — The call for help is a call of action for the Foundation Franklin, a sea-going rescue tug. It ranges far out to sea to rescue the great ships in storm and fog in waters patrolled by the U-Boats. No work is more dangerous, none requires a higher degree of seamanship and courage. Farley Mowat spent two years gathering this mate... more »rial and sailed on some of the missions he describes. The result is a modern epic-a vigorous, dramatic picture of the eternal battle between men and the cruel sea.« less